Christmas isn’t complete without football or Mariah Carey.
To kick off Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday broadcast, the Christmas Queen performed her 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in a rooftop winter wonderland.
Carey, 55, wore a red and gold outfit as she sang the classic song surrounded by Christmas trees and presents in a miniature Christmas village in a previously taped segment. Interspersed with her performance were clips of football fans dressed in formal wear singing along, plus epic moments with the teams playing on the day.
The Kansas City Chiefs took on the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m., winning 29-10, while the Baltimore Ravens took on the Houston Texans 31-2 at 4:30 p.m.
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Carey’s pre-recorded appearance at the football game was canceled days after she finished her Christmas tour.
The “Obsessed” singer has been performing across the US, starting in California before finally stopping in Brooklyn on December 17th at the Barclays Center.
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Unfortunately, Carey had to cancel three of her shows after coming down with the flu. She told PEOPLE exclusively after the tour that while she has no plans to end the annual tradition, she may make some changes in the future.
“It’s probably something I’ll always do. I just have to schedule it a little differently because I got sick this year just because I was out too long,” she said at the time.
She was recently spotted in Aspen looking chic and spending time with Anderson .Paak.
Mariah Carey performs in New York in December 2019.
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Carey wasn’t the only performer during Netflix’s first Christmas NFL Gameday stream. Beyoncé took the field at Houston’s NRG Stadium for a hometown performance during the Ravens-Texans halftime show.
The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer pulled out all the stops in her epic Cowboy Carter a performance that included country costumes, an orchestra and a carriage. Shaboozey, Post Malone and Blue Ivy all made appearances during what fans were calling the “Beyoncé Bowl.”
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